Disrupted family in wartime drama shifts love and duty
Julia McFarlane faces renewed fear as Ric's WW II path stirs old wounds. Jill pursues romance with Lieut Spang Gordondi while Dave Patterson remains a potential future partner, and Julia confronts aging, memory, and loyalty to family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McFarlane
Julia
John I. McFarlane
Ric
Air Corps
Lieut
Spang Gordondi
Spang
Jin
Dave
Jill
Old John
Dave Patterson
Daves
Jil
Lieutenant Crawford
Lieutenant Stark
Miss McFarlane
Mrs McFarlane
Careful dress fitting tips to minimize figure faults
Practical fashion guidance urging women to assess their own bodies and how clothing can highlight assets while disguising flaws. Emphasizes checking long lines, balance of seams, fabric grain, posture, and precise pressing for a tailored look. Includes steps for home sewing and self fitting.
How to Fit a Garment for Better Silhouette
The guide explains adjusting underarm seams for a looser fit and equal sides, trimming if over taken in, and pinning on the right side before checking the wrong side. It covers letting out seams for comfort, tapering new material to the waist, using contrasting fabric for hip room, and altering skirts and pleats for a fuller cut.
Graceful Daytimer pattern for mature figure dress
The Daytimer pattern 1589 offers a diagonal scalloped closing with narrow ruffling and a softly gathered slim skirt. It suggests short or three quarter sleeves and two flower shaped trim buttons. Sizes 32 to 46 with fabric yardage given.
Valuable Library Auctions Break Records in 1910s and 1920s
The article notes two historic library sales. In New York 1911-12 Robert Hoe’s private library fetched 1,932,000 from 14,588 lots. In London 1916-27 Samuel Christie Miller’s collection earned 2,975,000 across 13,707 lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert Hoe
New York
Collier's
Samuel Christie-Miller
London
Sewing Hints for Beginners and Decorative Stitches
Basic guidance for beginners on using a sewing machine. Emphasizes sewing straight by eye and edge distance, using chalk guides, and utilizing attachments for gathering pleating buttonholes shirring and quilting. Advises selecting contrasting thread colors to enhance garment appeal.
Fashion Flashes on Jewelry and Shoes for Dress Attire
Fashion notes advise choosing bird clips for plain dresses with care. Gold twisted threads appear in new jewelry as a distinct feature. Brown patent leather shoes suit beige wool daytime wear while low heeled sling pumps pair with tailored suits. street wear demands careful shoe choices.
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Genc
Richard
John I
McFarlane
Cadet Corps
Joe Gunner
Officer's School
John I. Love
Ridley Field
Dooley
Spencer Gordon
Leutenant
Etta Haley
Sondheim
Eveready
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Mission
San Francisco
Calif
Lemart Eveready
National Carbon Company, Inc
Union Carbide and Carbos Corporation
42Nd Street
Ae Liang
Aveready
Chi
American Standards Association
Reta Paneva
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